Wish the best for the both of them. Now, I guess it's time to predict who Kate will be wearing! Probably a British designer...

@SarahMC: My husband asked my dad for permission too. Saw nothing wrong with it.

@CondoleezaRicin: Back when the dollar was at 65 cents US, there were quite a few Americans coming up because tuition was like $20K Canadian, still cheaper than many schools back home. Many came up to go to McGill and to a lesser extent, Queen's and U of T because the state system where they were from was not as good.

@PommeDeReinette: Well, non-Canadians who are residents of Canada would probably be paying $5K to $6K a year tuition, but international students pay much, much more.

@oohdarling: Are you saying that there aren't any over-privileged NON-WHITE girls in the Toronto 'burbs? Because I know tons of Chinese girls/women who could be Rachel or Alexandra. You've probably spotted them on Bloor Street in Toronto.

@myriad: Whether this is most or some, it's still happening more often with Asian students than non-Asian, and therefore, worth discussion.

@RaisinGirl.OfficeGirl is late to the debate: The party thing depends on the school. Commuter schools in big cities don't have the same type of party atmosphere since students tend to have more friends who don't attend the same university. Schools in smaller towns, however, are different. Queen's and (The…

Question: What if Alexandra and Rachel were of (say) Chinese or Korean descent and said that they didn't want to go to U of T or Waterloo because it was "too FOBBY" (I have to admit that this was one reason why I didn't go to U of T for undergrad even though I applied (forced to) and got in (the other was because I…

@PetiteGal: And being a BSS grad, I should also be proofreading posts before hitting the "share" button. It SHOULD say "If things haven't changed much since I graduated in 1998 AND Havergal's Asian students....."

@jamsammy: Asians (or rather Chinese) in Canada (at least in Toronto and Vancouver) haven't lived in Chinatown type areas for at least three decades. The new Asian neighbourhoods popping up look just like any other suburban subdivisions.

@elyseface: I have relatives who were pretty much forced into certain majors, which was why I asked.

The article says the girls went to Havergal. I'm not an Old Girl of that school, but if it's anything like my alma mater (rival Bishop Strachan School (BSS)) in the 90s, then the social segregation between the Privileged White Girl and the Privileged Asian Girl issue is very real (even though they probably have a…

@elyseface: Planning to be doctors because they want to, or planning to be doctors because that's what Mommy and Daddy want? There's a difference.

@acerolafruit: Your almost 30 year old friend isn't married, is he? Because once he is, his mom will get off his back (well, a little, anyway).

@CC: I have also heard that UBC has been nicknamed "University of a Billion Chinese" by a CBC (Canadian born Chinese) student.

@smirkette: The girls in the article definitely know Asians. By the time they graduated from their high school, the class was probably around 25-30% East Asian. Whether they actually hang out with them is another thing.

@hotpinklovesofa: The girls who're complaining are Old Girls of a very prestegious girls-only independent school. Entry to the school involves an entrance exam and interview. Strange thing is that the school is no where near as WASPy as the media are making it out to be. Very traditional WASP students are probably…

@LionAndUnicorn is Rosie Retrospection: Yes. Asian usually means "East Asian" and those of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc heritage are "South Asian." What else is weird is that in our census, South Asians are in one category, while most East Asian ethnicities are broken down into Chinese, Japanese, Korean,…

@Lynx: The cheaper thing is true, and probably why UBC and U of T have a lot of Asian students - the parents are often paying for the entire thing and at a commuter school, one won't have to pay another few thousand dollars for room and board.

This article is just poorly written. There are a lot of issues that some Asian families have to deal with, including how a kid is educated and where. As someone of Asian descent, yeah, I have to admit that there ARE issues going on in Asian families when it comes to what a "kid" does after high school. You…